Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 35: I Encountered a Thief While Shopping

After some discussion, three people who would go to the new factory's technical department had been selected.

Two of them signed up on their own initiative, and the other one was arranged by Luo Cheng. He is a level 12 technician who can control the factory, and he is the best at mechanical maintenance.

The twelfth-level technician is Li Guoyun. He was not willing to go at first. After all, who would want to work in a small factory when they can stay in a big factory?

In terms of hidden benefits, etc., small factories are simply not comparable to large factories.

But there must be a technician of a higher level to go. Zhou Fengnian has made it clear to the factory leaders that he does not want to go, and the factory leaders also agreed. So Luo Cheng can only send Li Guoyun.

Fortunately, there are subsidies for going to the new factory, which to some extent makes up for the invisible benefits of some large factories, so it is not too much of a loss.

Moreover, if Li Guoyun goes there, he will become a deputy section chief and have the opportunity to be promoted in the future, which is why he agreed.

Otherwise, if you really don't want to go, Luo Cheng and the factory can't force you.
After the meeting, Luo Cheng left.

Other people in the technical department immediately became excited and started talking about the new factory.

Seeing that Zhou Fengnian didn't say anything, Song Qian asked curiously, "Zhou Fengnian, why didn't Engineer Luo ask you if you were willing to go just now? Logically speaking, you are the most qualified for the new factory."

Zhou Fengnian said: "Because the factory leaders have already asked, I don't want to go, and I plan to take the engineer exam in two years, so I refused!"

"Engineer? Are you planning to become an engineer?"

Song Qian said in surprise, and their words were heard by many people.

"Fengnian, are you planning to become an engineer?"

"Engineer, Lao Zhou, you are only a level 13 technician now. Do you plan to take the engineer exam?"

"It seems that the ministry will hold a level test in two years. At that time, you can indeed choose the test level yourself. However, Fengnian, the requirements for engineers are very high. Are you sure?"

The people from the technical department came forward and asked. They knew that Zhou Fengnian was very capable, as evidenced by the three inventions he had produced in the past six months.

However, engineers are required to master a wide range of knowledge. Even if they specialize in one area, they are also required to have knowledge of other areas. In their large company, engineers can already be considered technical instructors.

Before Engineer Luo, there was a seventh-level engineer in the factory. The two of them worked together to formulate the technical reform and development of the machinery factory; that is to say, no matter how production was done, they had to listen to the engineer.

"I have some confidence. Even if I fail, I should be able to pass the exam and become a level 10 technician."

Zhou Fengnian didn't say too much. There was no need to show off in front of his colleagues, but the Level 10 technician still surprised them.
"grade ten?"

"It's a good year indeed. I can study while working in the factory. I just don't have the energy for that."

"So you can't level up."

"You guy, can you do it? You are exhausted after repairing the machine!"

Not only are they responsible for the maintenance of machines in their own factory, but also for the maintenance of machine tools sold in sister factories, etc. When they are busy, they are even more tired than the front-line production workers.

The discussion didn't last long and ended after Luo Cheng came back, and everyone went back to work.

Zhou Fengnian also went to Luo Chengcheng with the application form. He had already drawn the drawings for manufacturing transistors, and the next step was to apply for material manufacturing.

Although he could do it, it would be safer to find a professional. After all, Zhou Fengnian only did a lot of simulations and his level was actually average.

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When it was time to get off work, Zhou Fengnian asked his fourth sister to go home first as he had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Now that I have a watch ticket, I naturally have to buy a watch.

Clocks were rare at that time. If you didn't have a watch, you would have no sense of time.

As for the radio, there was no rush for the time being. Zhou Fengnian had no habit of listening to the radio, and there was no such thing as an expired radio ticket.

Only tickets for daily necessities that are in great demand, such as grain tickets, meat tickets, and oil tickets, will have time limits.

Bicycle tickets and watch tickets are rare and not many people buy them. It is fine to keep them for a few years. After arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhou Fengnian found out where to buy watches and went straight to the counter.

When he arrived, Zhou Fengnian took out the watch ticket in advance, put it on the counter and said, "Comrade, I want to buy a watch. Can you tell me about it?"

"Yes, please wait a moment."

The salesperson was a young female comrade. After seeing Zhou Fengnian's handsome appearance and the watch ticket on the counter, she said something softly and turned around to take the watch.

At this time, many people look at the items but don’t buy them, and they often touch them. After the salesperson gets annoyed, he will first confirm whether the items are for sale.

Zhou Fengnian directly took the watch ticket to avoid being asked, but he suddenly felt that based on his appearance, he didn't need to take out the watch ticket.

"Shanghai watches, Seagull watches and BJ watches are the most popular here, especially Seagull watches, which are the most expensive."

The salesperson took out three watches and placed them on the counter, introducing them to Zhou Fengnian one by one: "The Seagull brand is the best, and the Shanghai watch is also good. Our leader wears this one."

“Are there any foreign watches?”

"We don't have that. If you want to buy it, you have to go to the commissioned store. Although it doesn't require a ticket, there may be some problems."

Zhou Fengnian looked at them one by one, and finally chose a watch and said, "Let's take this one, a Seagull watch. How much is it?"

"This one, 130 yuan, is the most expensive watch we have."

"One hundred and thirty, that's exactly the amount."

Zhou Fengnian took out the 100 yuan from the envelope, took out another 30 yuan from his pocket, and handed it to the salesperson along with the watch ticket: "Give me a ticket."

"Okay, wait a minute."

The salesperson's eyes lit up, and he took another close look at Zhou Fengnian's handsome appearance. Then, with his heart beating a little faster, he turned around and went to make the order.

He was rich, good-looking, and well-spoken, which immediately attracted the attention of the single female saleswoman.

After handing over the ticket, the salesperson asked again: "Comrade, what do you do? Are you married?"

Zhou Fengnian was stunned and thought to himself, are the current trends among lesbians so open?

But he still answered: "I'm a technician in a machinery factory. I'm not married yet, but I'll be married soon."

After saying this, he pointed to the watch on his wrist, implying that it was prepared for his marriage.

Seeing the saleswoman's breathless look, Zhou Fengnian quickly turned around and left.

However, he did not leave the supply and marketing cooperative, but walked around other counters, intending to buy something to take back.

"I don't have much money left, so I can only buy some snacks, maybe milk candy. Chunhua always thinks milk candy is delicious. Thief?"

While thinking about what to buy, Zhou Fengnian suddenly felt someone reaching into his arms while there were many people around.

Zhou Fengnian immediately reached out and grabbed and clamped, shouting loudly: "There's a thief!"

His shout immediately made everyone around him turn their heads, and then instinctively move away.

But this just happened to free up Zhou Fengnian, and at the same time the thief was caught by Zhou Fengnian.

The thief was panicked at first, then he shouted fiercely: "You thief, why are you grabbing my hand? Let go!"

"Still being arrogant with me?"

Zhou Fengnian's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he slapped him in the face.

After he came here, he became much stronger and his stamina was much higher than he remembered. I don't know if it was a benefit of traveling here, but he could carry things weighing more than 100 kilograms.

Snapped!
The slap hit the thief directly on the head, knocking him to the ground. His head was buzzing and he almost fainted.

(End of this chapter)